LABUAN, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Sabah Customs has decided to discontinue the arrangement allowing Labuan-bound cargo and containers to transit through Kota Kinabalu Port for onward delivery to the island by road and ferry.
Business : Sabah Customs Ends Labuan-bound Cargo Transit via Kota Kinabalu Port
Daniel Doughty, Customs, Labuan-bound, cargo, Dais
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- LCC president Daniel Doughty welcomed the decision, saying it would help safeguard the long-term viability of direct shipping services to Labuan.
- "However, its continued use beyond those exceptional circumstances could undermine Labuan's cargo base, which is essential to sustaining commercially viable direct shipping services to the island," he told Bernama today.
- Doughty said maintaining sufficient cargo volumes was critical to ensuring that shipping operators could continue providing reliable and competitive direct services to Labuan.
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